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Wine & Food

Groot Constantia Wine Estate produces an award-winning wine to please every palette. Enjoy a fresh and cheerful Blanc de Noir or a beautifully complex Chardonnay. Discover a bold Shiraz or our seductive Grand Constance. With three wine-tasting venues on the estate, you can find your favourite in surroundings that suit your style.

A wine is best appreciated accompanied by a meal and chosen to suit the occassion. Pair an elegant Brut Rosé with a gourmet anniversary picnic on our lawns; choose a light and fresh Semillon for an al fresco lunch under our aged oaks; sip an expressive Pinotage during a family feast; or toast a milestone by the fireplace with a dignified glass of Gouverneurs Reserve.

The Visitors Route

The Groot Constantia Experience

Groot Constantia is nestled in the fertile Constantia Valley. It is here that we believe time should be taken to first understand and then consume our award-winning wines. The new Visitors Route offer a circular self-guided route of the heritage-rich core of the wine estate.

Activities offered on the Visitors Route:

Explore the original Cape Dutch Manor House

Visit the famed Cloete Cellar: the birthplace of Grand Constance

Go wine tasting

See the wine museum and cultural history museum

Be inspired by South African Art

Enjoy world-class cuisine

Experience chocolate & wine pairing

Download two free audio walking tours of the vineyards and modern-day production cellar

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Our Story

In 1679 Simon van der Stel was appointed by the Dutch East India Company to govern the Cape of Good Hope. After years of loyal service, he requested land from the Company. He periodically sent out riders to collect soil samples. In 1685 he chose 891 morgen (about 763 ha) situated behind Table Mountain for its wine-growing potential and magnificent scenery. Over the years the wines produced on the estate caught the attention of influential people across the globe – clearly due to its impressive quality. Global aristocracy made sure that they had enough stock of this acclaimed and precious product.

Our founder named his farm "Constantia" after the Latin word for constancy or steadfastness. These attributes he valued greatly and today we follow in his footsteps to uphold his enduring legacy of perfection at Groot Constantia.